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FINAL
Jan 4, 2025

Game Recap

Brownell scores 23 as Samford defeats Western Carolina 88-69. Jaden Brownell had 23 points in Samford's 88-69 win over Western Carolina on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
SAM444488
WCU343569
Samford Bulldogs logoSAMFORDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jaden Brownell188-113-54-540001023
5Collin Holloway262-60-13-36300117
1Josh Holloway273-60-12-21310538
3Trey Fort256-93-53-531211118
21Rylan Jones281-61-50-04630323
11Hamed Olayinka135-50-02-220100112
35Riley Allenspach110-30-15-63000235
2Lukas Walls201-31-30-03010233
8Zion Wilburn70-10-10-02101010
24Brody Boyer40-00-00-00000100
13Julian Brown172-32-33-41101039
7Paulie Stramaglia40-00-00-01000000
TOTAL28-5352.8%10-2540.0%22-2781.5%301583161888
Western Carolina Catamounts logoWESTERN CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Vernon Collins153-70-00-15000246
3Bernard Pelote289-134-70-031001222
5Brandon Morgan301-101-60-16300113
2CJ Hyland233-72-52-223203310
0Cord Stansberry264-111-32-210201011
23Marcus Kell232-31-23-42010348
12Cinque Lemon100-20-00-01000010
1Chase McKey120-00-00-00020220
20Fischer Brown171-21-10-05110223
8Ice Emery161-61-43-41200416
TOTAL24-6139.3%11-2839.3%10-1471.4%261080192069

Play-by-Play

1st halfsamwcu
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:41) Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:38) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:34) Vernon Collins missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:30) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:23) Collin Holloway made Layup.
    20
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:15) CJ Hyland Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:08) Trey Fort made Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    40
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (18:45) Cord Stansberry made Layup.
    42
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:24) Collin Holloway missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:21) Jaden Brownell Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (18:21) Jaden Brownell made Jumper.
    62
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:56) Bernard Pelote missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:53) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:50) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:46) Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (17:32) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
    65
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:20) Jaden Brownell missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:17) Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:12) CJ Hyland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:10) Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:55) Brandon Morgan missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:48) Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (16:48) Vernon Collins made Jumper.
    67
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:28) Trey Fort made Dunk.
    87
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:57) Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:56) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:43) Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:42) Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:42) Foul on Marcus Kell.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:41) Foul on Riley Allenspach.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:41) Riley Allenspach Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:33) Foul on Lukas Walls.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:27) Foul on Zion Wilburn.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (15:09) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
    810
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:45) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:41) Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (14:34) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper.
    1110
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (14:15) Marcus Kell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery.
    1113
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:00) Hamed Olayinka made Dunk. Assisted by Julian Brown.
    1313
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (13:43) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
    1316
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:24) Lukas Walls missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:20) Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (13:09) Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fischer Brown.
    1319
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:52) Foul on Bernard Pelote.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:52) Hamed Olayinka made Free Throw.
    1419
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:52) Hamed Olayinka made Free Throw.
    1519
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:33) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:31) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (12:09) Josh Holloway made Jumper.
    1719
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:06) Foul on Collin Holloway.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:46) Chase McKey Turnover.
  • (11:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:25) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:21) Cord Stansberry Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:17) Western Carolina Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:17) Chase McKey Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:13) Trey Fort missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:11) Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:01) Trey Fort Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:01) CJ Hyland Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:42) Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:38) Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:38) Vernon Collins missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:34) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:29) Collin Holloway missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:26) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (10:17) Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
    1722
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:00) Collin Holloway made Layup.
    1922
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:00) Foul on Vernon Collins.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (10:00) Collin Holloway made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:51) Cord Stansberry Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:51) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:21) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Holloway.
    2322
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:53) Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:49) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:32) Jaden Brownell made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Holloway.
    2522
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:12) Ice Emery Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:04) Jaden Brownell made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    2722
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:41) Ice Emery Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:41) Trey Fort Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:36) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:33) Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:33) Rylan Jones Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:33) Marcus Kell Steal.
  • (7:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:19) Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:17) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (7:03) Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
    2725
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:42) Josh Holloway made Layup.
    2925
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:36) Marcus Kell Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:36) Lukas Walls Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:30) Foul on Vernon Collins.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:29) Jaden Brownell missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:29) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:29) Jaden Brownell made Free Throw.
    3025
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:29) Jaden Brownell made Free Throw.
    3125
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:04) Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:00) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:55) Foul on Lukas Walls.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:55) Lukas Walls Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:46) Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:44) Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (5:33) Brandon Morgan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Emery.
    3128
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:16) Collin Holloway missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:14) Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:59) Ice Emery missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:56) Vernon Collins Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (4:56) Vernon Collins made Jumper.
    3130
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:31) Josh Holloway missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:28) Collin Holloway Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (4:21) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper.
    3430
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:06) Vernon Collins missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:03) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:58) Hamed Olayinka made Layup. Assisted by Josh Holloway.
    3630
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:52) Foul on Fischer Brown.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:52) Fischer Brown Turnover.
  • (3:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:45) Trey Fort made Layup.
    3830
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:40) Ice Emery Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:40) Rylan Jones Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:34) Rylan Jones missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:29) Fischer Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:26) Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:23) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:08) Foul on Marcus Kell.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:54) Rylan Jones Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:54) CJ Hyland Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:48) Brandon Morgan missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:47) Julian Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:47) Foul on Bernard Pelote.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (2:47) Julian Brown made Free Throw.
    3930
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (2:47) Julian Brown made Free Throw.
    4030
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:37) Marcus Kell Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:37) Josh Holloway Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:30) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:27) CJ Hyland Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (2:06) Bernard Pelote made Layup.
    4032
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:35) Collin Holloway Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:35) Cord Stansberry Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:25) Brandon Morgan missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:22) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:11) Josh Holloway Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:54) Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:50) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:39) Hamed Olayinka made Layup.
    4232
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:33) Foul on Josh Holloway.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:33) Foul on CJ Hyland.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:33) CJ Hyland Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:30) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:26) Brandon Morgan Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:09) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (0:09) Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
    4233
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (0:09) Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
    4234
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:00) Josh Holloway made Layup.
    4434
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

88Points69
28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)24-61(39.3%)
10-25(40%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)
22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)
34(9)Rebounds(Offensive)32(15)
15Assists10
8Steals8
3Blocks0
17Turnovers20
18(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
26Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 2025 · 3:00 PM
Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC
attendance: 2,798 (35.8%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: SAM -11.5
over/under: 160.5